Of all the stuff gaming companies crank out these days, handheld consoles are buzzing like bees at a picnic. And—ugh—I guess that’s good? Nintendo’s gone and released a Switch 2, so everyone else is like scrambling to not fall behind. Asus? Oh, they jumped in too. Their ROG Ally handheld, packing this Z1 Extreme processor, is like, $499 at Best Buy. Does that even mean anything? Maybe it fits somewhere between other ROG versions, I don’t know.
Okay, let’s think. It’s up against big shots like Valve’s Steam Deck, MSI Claw (yeah, that’s a funny name), and Lenovo’s Legion Go. The gaming world’s buzzing about Asus maybe dropping an Xbox version of the ROG Ally soon. Could mean some discount madness, but who can predict these sales, right? For now, though, this is supposedly the best deal for snagging a Windows 11 machine—or so they tell me.
Battery life—let’s chat about that. The Z1 in the ROG Ally likes efficiency. Get the screen settings just right and it runs your fave games for a decent time. But plug it in, and oh boy, the thing practically rockets past the Steam Deck with silky gameplay. We had a go with the Asus ROG Ally, and I was kinda impressed? It’s lighter than the Steam Deck, screen’s brighter, which distracted me. I kept playing with that vivid display. Plus, it runs Windows 11, so pretty much works with a ton of PC games. Little Windows PC in your hands, no joke.
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